Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB vs MSI G31M3-L V2

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:AMD
- G31M3-L V2:Intel
Processor socket
- KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:Socket F (1207)
- G31M3-L V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:64 GB
- G31M3-L V2:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:3
- G31M3-L V2:2
Number of SATA connectors
- KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:6
- G31M3-L V2:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:2
- G31M3-L V2:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:2
- G31M3-L V2:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:1
- G31M3-L V2:2

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Comparison of KFSN5-D, G31M3-L V2
73 specifications	A ASUS KFSN5-D NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB Model KFSN5-D View product	B MSI G31M3-L V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket F (1207)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	533,667,800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	4 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	XGI Z9S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E1116	Realtek RTL8101E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce Pro 3600	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class A, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 512MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 mm

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